Benefits of Regional Ocean Observing Systems

2004 – EXCELLENCE IN PARTNERING AWARDEE

The NOPP-sponsored project on estimating the potential economic benefits from new investments in regional coastal ocean observing systems in US waters was a two-year (2002-2004) effort involving a team of researchers from around the country. These findings suggest that annual benefits to users from the deployment of ocean observing systems are likely to run in the multiple $100s of millions of dollars per year.